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Key Maniac Lad

Key Maniac Lad
Haw pal, see you? Geezabrek, big yin. 'N'at, know?

Wooden keyed Flute, whistle, DG Castagnari box, bodhran. From Glasgow living in South East London, but to be found at Dunwich Heath in Coastal Suffolk most weekends in summer.
http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/dw26052001.htm
Any Irish connection is tenuous, but I've been playing the music for a wee while now - there's a few decades worth of playing, but I don't think it is greatly important how long you have played. My own age bracket may be considered "middle aged".

Key Maniac Lad is an anagram of my real name, but most people call me Danny...or often very much worse names. That's for those who take that kind of stuff seriously. In fact, I don't take too much of the content of this site too seriously, except when it matters,eg when I might try to offer some encouragement or advice where I can. I enjoy it here when there's good natured banter and leg pulling going on. I don't like it when the po-faced PC brigade or the self-appointed experts and guardians of the tradition start spouting off, although I can be guilty of that too. Nor do I Iike it when the thankfully few ignoramuses come on here and trumpet out ill-formed opinions and half-truths, using ill-formed punctuation, syntax and grammar, with unreadable English - or they belittle or patronise a younger, or older, member.

My other interests include distance running, cycling, static caravanning, hiking, family stuff, DIY (various projects), watching telly - both dumb programmes and brainy ones, eating curries & tagines, slobbing around and generally making a mess and a nuisance of myself.

I have previously gone on here by the following monickers:

Domhniaill Mac Aoidh
Pingu
Rab C. Nesbitt
Lord of the Flies
Lisa Lane
Indie Niall
....and several others.


Blythe Hill Tavern *session* webpage:
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/cruiseroisin/myhomepage/makingmusic.html

And the Blythe Hill Tavern webpage:
http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2513.html

And Aidan's contribution via his Pay The Reckoning website:
http://www.paythereckoning.com/blythehill.html

Recent photo in local race (brace yourself for this!):
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=306491007&size=m&context=set-72157594392418022

and this one is even worse, if that's possible. At high resolution saliva can be seen dripping from the mouthparts and the look in the eyes is truly that of a maniac. Has to be my proudest moment:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentac/379222344/

and some home ones of me and the family:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40009536@N00/

Tunes in Key Maniac Lad's tunebook: 33

Details History Tunebook

Number of tunes submitted: 5

Newest Tunes submitted:

The Supple Dancer hornpipe July 20th 2007
Danny Mackay's strathspey June 15th 2004
4 Minutes 33 Seconds waltz January 16th 2004
Johnston's hornpipe May 16th 2003
My Dungannon Sweetheart jig April 6th 2003

Number of tunes requested: 2

Newest Tunes requested:

Mckeon's November 18th 2003
Connie O'connells September 29th 2003

Number of recordings submitted: 0

Number of links submitted: 4

Newest Links submitted:

New Internationalist - Rough Guide -Worlrd Music Network Catalogue July 24th 2007
Fiddlers Retreat June 15th 2005
Irish Traditional Music in Lewisham, South East London. May 29th 2004
The Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers' Society June 24th 2003

Number of sessions submitted: 10

Newest Sessions submitted:

The Wortley House Hotel April 18th 2008
Eel's Foot Inn August 9th 2004
The Temple Bar May 11th 2004
. February 22nd 2004
The Blythe Hill Tavern September 10th 2003

Number of events submitted: 18

Newest events submitted:

Blythe Hill Fields Festival April 14th 2008
An Evening Of Music Song And Dance February 29th 2008
Moving Hearts January 23rd 2008
The London Lasses And Pete Quinn At The BBC Symphony Orchestra Judith Weir Weekend January 16th 2008
East London CCE Christmas Session December 17th 2007

Number of discussions submitted: 364

Newest Discussions submitted:

them computers June 29th 2008
Thoughts on our webpage... June 25th 2008
How did you get together? June 24th 2008
The life of scion June 22nd 2008
I'm a cerebrate, get me out of here. June 16th 2008

Number of comments submitted: 8516

Newest comments submitted:

Events July 5th 2008
Discussions Re: them computers June 29th 2008
Discussions Re: them computers June 29th 2008
Discussions Re: them computers June 29th 2008
Discussions Re: them computers June 29th 2008
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Name Type Key
A Wee Scotch jig Amajor
Anderson's reel Dmajor
Apples In Winter jig Edorian
The Belles Of Tipperary reel Dmajor
The Bluebell Polka barndance Gmajor
Bohola jig Dmajor
The Boys Of The Lough reel Dmajor
Brigid Of Knock hornpipe Gmajor
The Circus hornpipe Gmajor
The Ebb Tide hornpipe Gmajor
The Humours Of Swanlinbar reel Cmajor
I'm Waiting For You reel Gmajor
Idir Deighric 'Gus Breo' waltz Amixolydian
Imelda Roland's reel Edorian
Jenny's Welcome To Charlie reel Ddorian
Johnny And Dorothy Livingston reel Dmajor
Johnny Cronin's reel Gmajor
Kenny's Favourite reel Gmajor
The Mathematician hornpipe Dmajor
McKeown's polka Dmajor
Midsummer's Night reel Adorian
The Milliner's Daughter reel Gmajor
The Mullingar Lea reel Gmixolydian
My Dungannon Sweetheart jig Dmajor
The Oak Tree reel Dmajor
Over The Moor To Maggie reel Gmajor
Paddy Fahy's reel Gmajor
The Primrose Polka barndance Gmajor
The Showman's Fancy hornpipe Dmajor
Tim Maloney's reel Gmajor
Tony Rowe's jig Dmajor
Trim The Velvet reel Gmajor
Versevanna mazurka Gmajor

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